Overview
Family : Galaxiids ; Inhabits mainly clear streams , often deeply shaded and relatively fast-flowing, although it sometimes occurs in lakes , particularly in Tasmania. In New Zealand and parts of Tasmania, juveniles occur in marine waters, presumably the larvae are washed out to the sea . The existence of a marine stage is regarded to be facultative rather than obligatory in Australia.
Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in Danish:
Kortfinnet laksegedde
Common Names in English:
Broad-Finned Galaxias, Climbing galaxias, Cox's Mountain Galaxias, Cox's Mountain Trout, Koaro, Lake Trout, Lowland Galaxias, Mersey Jollytail, Mountain trout, Pieman Galaxias, Pieman Jollytail, Short-fin galaxias, St. Claire Trout, Tasmanian mudfish, whitebait
Common Names in German:
Tasmanischer Schlammfisch, Tieflandhechtling
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
短鰭南乳魚, 短鳍南乳鱼
Common Names in Maori:
Hawai, Taiwharu
Description
Habitat
Biome: Fresh water , brackish water, saltwater . Benthopelagic.
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Class:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
()
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
()
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
()
- Order:
Salmoniformes
()
- Suborder:
Galaxioidei
()
- Family:
Galaxiidae
()
- Subfamily:
Galaxiinae
()
- Genus:
Galaxias
()
- Cuvier, 1816
- Specific name:
brevipinnis
- Scott, 1934
- Scientific name: - Galaxias brevipinnis Günther, 1866 Scott, 1934
- Specific name:
brevipinnis
- Scott, 1934
- Genus:
Galaxias
(
- Subfamily:
Galaxiinae
(
- Family:
Galaxiidae
(
- Suborder:
Galaxioidei
(
- Order:
Salmoniformes
(
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Class:
Osteichthyes
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Galaxias affinis Regan • Galaxias atkinsoni Johnston • Galaxias bollansi Hutton • Galaxias campbelli Sauvage • Galaxias campbellii Sauvage • Galaxias castlae Whitley & Phillipps • Galaxias castleae Whitley & Phillipps • Galaxias coxii Macleay • Galaxias huttoni Regan • Galaxias koaro Phillipps • Galaxias lynx Hutton • Galaxias nigothoruk Lucas • Galaxias parkeri Scott • Galaxias robinsonii Clarke • Galaxias weedoni Johnston
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
First described: Günther,a. Fifth account of new species of snakes
in the collection
of the British Museum. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist.
(3) 18: 24-29, 1866.
Last scrutiny: Data
last modified by FishBase 11-Aug-1994
Similar Species
Members of the genus Galaxias
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 29 species and subspecies in this genus:
G. argenteus (Giant Kokopu) · G. auratus (Spotted Mountain Trout) · G. brevipinnis (Cox's Mountain Galaxias) · G. platei (Shannon Paragalaxias) · G. divergens (Dwarf Galaxias) · G. fasciatus (Banded Kokopu) · G. fontanus (Swan Galaxias) · G. fuscus (Barred Galaxias) · G. globiceps (Galaxias) · G. gracilis (Dwarf Inanga) · G. johnstoni (Clarence Galaxias) · G. macronasus (Bignose Galaxias) · G. maculatus (Common Jollytail) · G. niger (Black Galaxias) · G. occidentalis (Western Jollytail) · G. olidus (Marbled Galaxias) · G. parvus (Small Pedder Galaxias) · G. paucispondylus (Alpine Galaxias) · G. pedderensis (Pedder Galaxias) · G. postvectis (Shortjawed Kokopu) · G. prognathus (Upland Longjaw Galaxias) · G. punctifer (Eastern Little Galaxias) · G. rekohua (Chatham Mudfish) · G. rostratus (Flatheaded Jollytail) · G. tanycephalus (Spotted Mountain Trout) · G. titcombi (Black-Striped Minnow) · G. truttaceus (Ocellated Mountain Trout) · G. vulgaris (Common River Galaxias) · G. zebratus (Cape Galaxias)
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Further Reading
- Breviora. 1967 Cambridge, Mass.: Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, [1952- url p. 9.
- Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). London: BM(NH) url p. 219, p. 275.
- Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 139 1970 Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, 1863- url p. 341, p. 352, p. 363, p. 366, p. 368, p. 370, p. 407, p. 408, p. 418, p. 425, p. 426.
- Catalogue of the fishes in the. .. Museum / by A. Günther 1866. url p. 213.
- Dean bibliography of fishes. New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1971-1973. url p. 145, p. 236, p. 307.
- Fishes of New Zealand. Catalogue, with diagnoses of the species, by Frederick Wollaston Hutton. .. Notes on the edible fishes, by James Hector. .. Wellington, N.Z., J. Hughes, printer, 1872. url p. 59.
- International catalogue of scientific literature. LondonPublished for the International Council by the Royal Society of London1901-1920 url p. 33.
- Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences. Washington, D. C.: Government Printing Office, 1866- url p. 112.
- Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. Sydney, Linnean Society of New South Wales. url p. 179, p. 181, p. 182.
- Records of the Canterbury Museum. Christchurch, N.Z., Canterbury Museum Trust Board. url p. 12.
- Report of the scientific results of the voyage of S.Y. "Scotia" during the years 1902, 1903, and 1904, under the leadership of William S. Bruce. .. Edinburgh: The Scottish oceanographical laboratory, 1907- url .
- Report on the scientific results of the voyage of S.Y. "Scotia" during the years 1902, 1903 and 1904, under the leadership of William S. Bruce. Edinburgh:Scottish Oceanographical Laboratory, 1907-20. url p. 372.
- The Cambridge natural history, ed. by S.F. Harmer. .. and A.E. Shipley. .. London, Macmillan and co., limited;1895-1909 url p. 607, p. 740, p. 740.
- The subantarctic islands of New Zealand. Reports on the geo-physics, geology, zoology, and botany of the islands lying to the south of New Zealand, based mainly on observatiohs and collections made during an expedition in the government stea Ed. by Chas. Chilton. Pub. by the Philosophical institute of Canterbury. Wellington, N.Z., Printed by J. Mackay, govt. printer, 1909. url p. 585, p. 586, p. 587.
Notes
Contributors
- Berra, Tim M. (from FishBase).
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- FishBase 2006.
- FishBase. Release date: January 5, 2010
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:
- Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
- OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
- Senckenberg: Collection Pisces
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 127229
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-32408
- Fishbase Species ID: 7544
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 623443
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 110901
